A tranquil orchard.

"Little Nunu, I remember you weren't like this before!"

"Oh, then what does Young Master Lan think I am?" Guan Zhiyue stopped and looked at Lan Shanqi beside her.

“The Nuonuo I know is extremely timid and cowardly, and the kind of person who never lifts a finger and knows nothing about farming. But look at you now.” Lan Shanqi said, looking you up and down.

Guan Zhiyue paused for a moment while tying the red ribbon, but then smiled and said, "That's because I used to have my father and brothers protecting me, but I've grown up since I entered the palace."

"Think back to when I was in the Cold Palace, how miserable I was in the beginning, so..."

"But people always have to learn to grow, don't they?"

“Wasn’t the great businessman Lan not like this before? Isn’t he the same now?” Guan Zhiyue finished speaking and raised an eyebrow at Lan Shanqi meaningfully.

She gave him a knowing look, which startled Lan Shanqi, who thought his disguise had been exposed.

He quickly covered his chest with his hands, looking terrified. Seeing this, Guan Zhiyue didn't want to tease him anymore and said with a smile, "I said you'd better hurry up, Lord Lan."

After the two separated the fruit tree seedlings, they headed towards the house next door. Guan Zhiyue had made some simple modifications to the house, which was basically just a shed built outside.

She imagined that if she had free time in the future, she could spend the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter in this village, smelling the fragrance of fruits and tasting the flavor of the sea.

Isn't that a kind of enjoyment too?

"Tsk tsk tsk, little Nunu, I didn't realize you knew how to enjoy yourself!"

"Your pavilion is quite unique."

Lan Shanqi looked it over. The pavilion that Guan Zhiyue had built was quite nice. The shed extended directly from the side hall through the door.

On rainy days, you can watch the view outside from the side hall. On sunny days, you can go directly to the shed built outside, along the long corridor, and see the sea.

“Excellent. From your vantage point, you can see not only the orchards in the distance but also the sea below the mountain. It’s a design that offers multiple benefits.”

"I am deeply grateful for the praise from Mr. Lan. Mr. Lan is a man of great knowledge and experience who has traveled extensively. His praise for my humble pavilion today has greatly boosted my confidence."

Guan Zhiyue poured tea for Lan Shanqi as she spoke.

Lan Shanqi felt a little uncomfortable hearing Guan Zhiyue call him "Mr. Lan" repeatedly, and said in a low voice, "Little Nuonuo, please don't call me 'Mr. Lan'."

It sounds awkward and distant, so please just call me Brother Lan, or Shanqi, or even my courtesy name "Shanming." That way it won't feel so formal.

Guan Zhiyue smiled and said after hearing Lan Shanqi's words, "Okay, Brother Lan!"

"Hey, hey, little Nunu."

Guan Zhiyue looked at Lan Shanqi in front of her and saw many stories in his eyes. She just didn't know what kind of emotional entanglement he had with the original owner.

"Little Nunu, Brother Lan has something he wants to tell you, but I don't know..."

Lan Shanqi's flustered appearance made Guan Zhiyue's heart pound. Was he coming? What should she do?

“Brother Lan, please feel free to speak your mind. It’s just the two of us here, so please don’t hold back.”

Lan Shanqi reached out and took the teacup that Guan Zhiyue handed him, a handsome smile curving his lips. He then said, "Actually, it is, you know that. And I heard that the Emperor wrote you a divorce agreement this time."

"Well, I just wanted to ask, if the Emperor really did *that*, what... what do you plan to do?"

Lan Shanqi was hesitant and awkward for the first time, and his speech was neither generous nor weak. Instead, it had a petty and narrow-minded quality to it, showing that he had not considered things thoroughly at all.

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "Nothing will happen, I believe in him."

"But swords and blades leave no trace, this..."

"If I had one, I would never live alone!"

"Oh, but he already wrote you a divorce agreement, he didn't say you had to be buried alive with him, did he?"

"Besides, as you know, I've liked you since I was very young!"

"Although Qi Ji and I were born in the same year, and we're both twenty-seven or twenty-eight this year, you've always been in my heart. When you married the Emperor, I wasn't in the capital. I only found out after you were married..."

"Yue'er, if this really happens... can you give me a chance? I will love you well and pamper you well. I will definitely do better than him. Do you prefer doing business or farming?"

I'll go with you to live the life you want, as long as you're the one by my side. I know I shouldn't say this, and I know it's too late for anything I say now, but...

When Lan Shanqi said this, his voice even trembled slightly, and the hand holding the cup shook a little.

"Enough, stop talking, I don't want to hear it."

"Qi Ji and I are a done deal. We will definitely live happily ever after, even if he... I believe we will definitely be fine."

"Brother Lan, I have no romantic feelings for you, so please don't say anything about how much you loved me when we were little anymore."

We can't go back to our childhood. We're just business partners, and I don't want to sever even the last vestiges of our relationship.

"I'm tired today, Brother Lan, you should take your leave first!" Guan Zhiyue stood up from the futon she was sitting on, walked to the railing of the pavilion, looked at the rolling sea, and a tear involuntarily slid down her cheek.

Seeing this, Lan Shanqi didn't say anything more, turned around and left, looking back every few steps.

Guan Zhiyue raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "It's all hindsight."

"Original owner, should I say you're lucky? Or should I say you're unlucky?"

Only you know the truth!

"Little Tuantuan, do you like it here?" Guan Zhiyue suddenly asked, which startled Little Tuantuan in the space. However, after recovering, she replied, "It's alright, as long as Master likes it."

"Besides, I don't know anything about human relationships, so please don't ask me."

"I just want to know, Master, how long will it take you to get to 80 pounds? It's already September, why aren't you losing weight? That's 12 pounds, and you have to lose it through pure exercise!"

Guan Zhiyue just wanted to roll her eyes at the sky and didn't want to say anything more.

He glanced at the boiling water that had just boiled again, then at the food laid out, and couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, I wanted to find someone to drink and chat with, but who would have thought I'd end up with an awkward confession scene."

Little Tuantuan: I can't even roll my eyes!!!